Former WBA lightweight champion Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini is officially a candidate for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF). Mancini (29-5, 23 KOs), the pride of Youngstown, Ohio, turned professional in 1979 and officially retired from the ring in 1992. From 1982 to 1984, he captured the hearts and minds of boxing…
Today at The King of Prussia Convention Center, former lightweight world champion, Ray “Boom Boom†Mancini will be unveiling a new wine collection. Southpaw Wine is a Cabernet Sauvignon, which is part of the Luva Bella Winery and Juice Company.
**With Slideshow** © Robert Brizel / Saddo Boxing Over five hundred people attended the rescheduled Ring 8 annual benefit luncheon for injured and retired boxers held at Russo’s on the Bay catering hall in Howard Beach, New York. The event was originally scheduled for December but got snowed out. Former middleweight champion Giovanni ‘Nino’ Benvenuti,…